Zombie movies often reflect a culture's greatest fears. The catalyst that turns people into zombies is usually something that a society is most afraid of at the time. When zombie films first started being made in the 1960s, it was the fear of the Cold War and radiation that made the dead rise. As the genre has progressed, it has given way to towards pandemic outbreaks, and in that pandemic mode, recent films have adopted an apocalyptic feel.

Steve Schlozman, M.D., is Hollywood’s go-to expert on zombie science. An assistant professor of psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School, and author of The Zombie Autopsies: Secret Notebooks from the Apocalypse (Grand Central Publishing, 2011), which is now being made into a movie, directed by none other than George Romero. Schlozman has made a name for himself as "Dr. Zombie," an expert on the undead. He recently teamed up with actress Mayim Bialik, who plays a neuroscientist on "The Big Bang Theory" and actually holds a doctorate in neuroscience in real life, for a new program called STEM Behind Hollywood. (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.)

Studies show that during times of economic stress, zombie movies become more popular, he said, because they represent what happens when the system is stressed and breaks down. Dr. Schlozman said he also suspects that people's fascination with zombies partly stems from a longing to reconnect with one another. "People ask, 'Why do we have these zombie walks? ... Why would you dress up like a dead person and walk around?'" he said. "Well, no one texts on a zombie walk. No one's looking at their phones; people are talking to each other. I think there's a desire to get back together … You can't be any more off the grid than a zombie."

The STEM Behind Hollywood program series was created by Texas Instruments (TI) and The Science & Entertainment Exchange, a program of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and seeks to inspire student’s interest in math and science careers. The STEM program will include installments on everything from forensics to zombies and superheroes. The current Zombie program allows students to immerse themselves in “zombie pandemics” in order to learn about how diseases spread and affect the body.

This activities of the learning module encourages students to engage with, visualize and grasp STEM concepts like the exponential growth of a zombie horde and how the growth turns into a characteristic ‘s’ curve from limited resources as the infection spreads through the human population and also gives students an inside-look at STEM careers such as epidemiology by using modeling and graphs that the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control use to track the spread of infectious diseases.

]]>Zombie movies often reflect a culture's greatest fears. The catalyst that turns people into zombies is usually something that a society is most afraid of at the time. When zombie films first started being made in the 1960s, it was the fear of the Cold War and radiation that made the dead rise. As the genre has progressed, it has given way to towards pandemic outbreaks, and in that pandemic mode, recent films have adopted an apocalyptic feel.
Steve Schlozman, M.D., is Hollywood’s go-to expert on zombie science. An assistant professor of psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School, and author of The Zombie Autopsies: Secret Notebooks from the Apocalypse (Grand Central Publishing, 2011), which is now being made into a movie, directed by none other than George Romero. Schlozman has made a name for himself as "Dr. Zombie," an expert on the undead. He recently teamed up with actress Mayim Bialik, who plays a neuroscientist on "The Big Bang Theory" and actually holds a doctorate in neuroscience in real life, for a new program called STEM Behind Hollywood. (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.)
Studies show that during times of economic stress, zombie movies become more popular, he said, because they represent what happens when the system is stressed and breaks down. Dr. Schlozman said he also suspects that people's fascination with zombies partly stems from a longing to reconnect with one another. "People ask, 'Why do we have these zombie walks? ... Why would you dress up like a dead person and walk around?'" he said. "Well, no one texts on a zombie walk. No one's looking at their phones; people are talking to each other. I think there's a desire to get back together … You can't be any more off the grid than a zombie."
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"Dr. Zombie" Explains How He Came to Diagnose ZombiesThe STEM Behind Hollywood program series was created by Texas Instruments (TI) and The Science & Entertainment Exchange, a program of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and seeks to inspire student’s interest in math and science careers. The STEM program will include installments on everything from forensics to zombies and superheroes. The current Zombie program allows students to immerse themselves in “zombie pandemics” in order to learn about how diseases spread and affect the body.

This activities of the learning module encourages students to engage with, visualize and grasp STEM concepts like the exponential growth of a zombie horde and how the growth turns into a characteristic ‘s’ curve from limited resources as the infection spreads through the human population and also gives students an inside-look at STEM careers such as epidemiology by using modeling and graphs that the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control use to track the spread of infectious diseases.

Zombie Industries' Gun Control Lobbyist target comes under fire

Zombie Industries, known for their life-like (or dead-like) bleeding targets, has come under fire from their latest product representing a "Gun Control Lobbyist".

Gun Control Lobbyist, the latest product from Zombie Industries, has been heavily criticized by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who represented Newtown in the House when the mass shooting occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary.

Some say the target is "incredibly offensive" while others find the whole thing pretty darn funny.

Zombie Industries' Gun Control Lobbyist target comes under fire

Zombie Industries, known for their life-like (or dead-like) bleeding targets, has come under fire from their latest product representing a "Gun Control Lobbyist".
Gun Control Lobbyist, the latest product from Zombie Industries, has been heavily criticized by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who represented Newtown in the House when the mass shooting occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Some say the target is "incredibly offensive" while others find the whole thing pretty darn funny.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/lobbyist-target-fire-article-1.1395706#ixzz2YwLnZvV1
BUT . . .
If you are interested in seeing some fun stuff, then here is a video of one of their targets being used as a metal collector.
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More videos can be enjoyed from the Zombie Industries website, click here to see more.
Enjoy,
--Domo

Can geography save your life in case of, say, a zombie apocalypse? Understanding the push and pull factors that create geographic movement -- or how people, resources, and even ideas travel -- might help you determine the location that's best for survival. David Hunter playfully analyzes the geography skills that you'd need to escape the zombies.

Survive a Zombie Apocalypse

I found this great little cartoon providing a wonderful life lesson on using geography skills to survive a zombie apocalypse from TedEd: Lessons Worth Sharing -- so I did.
Thank you David Hunter and team for the educational and entertaining video.
Enjoy.
--Domo
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http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-you-decide-where-to-go-in-a-zombie-apocalypse-david-hunter
Can geography save your life in case of, say, a zombie apocalypse? Understanding the push and pull factors that create geographic movement -- or how people, resources, and even ideas travel -- might help you determine the location that's best for survival. David Hunter playfully analyzes the geography skills that you'd need to escape the zombies.

The new BBC America TV Series In the Flesh premieres on American TV tonight - Thursday, June 6th. I just set my DVR to record the 3-part event showing over the next three days.

In the Flesh, offers a new twist on the zombie genre with the story taking place after a zombie outbreak and the infected are being treated with a drug as they are suffering from "Partially Deceased Syndrome" are then "rehabilitated" and sent back out into the world to live a "normal" life.

The series trailer looks to be entertaining.

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As an added bonus, here are the first 3 minutes of the series premier of In the Flesh.

]]>The new BBC America TV Series In the Flesh premieres on American TV tonight - Thursday, June 6th. I just set my DVR to record the 3-part event showing over the next three days.
In the Flesh, offers a new twist on the zombie genre with the story taking place after a zombie outbreak and the infected are being treated with a drug as they are suffering from "Partially Deceased Syndrome" are then "rehabilitated" and sent back out into the world to live a "normal" life.
The series trailer looks to be entertaining.
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As an added bonus, here are the first 3 minutes of the series premier of In the Flesh.
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I cannot wait to watch this twist on the zombie genre.
Enjoy,
--Domo

Time to wake-up and prepare a Zombie Survival List.

Wake up!! Cock-a-doodle-doo!! It's the zombie apocalypse. Did you prepare for this? No?

Good news! That was a false alarm, you still have time to prepare. Now you might be asking yourself, "Erik, how would you prepare for the zombie apocalypse?" Well only if your name is Erik, but you can easily substitute your own name for mine. So, here I share with you my Zombie Survival List of items need to stay alive with the dead walk among us.

Water

The most important substance for life is water. Without it all we are is dust in the wind.

Time to wake-up and prepare a Zombie Survival List.

Wake up!! Cock-a-doodle-doo!! It's the zombie apocalypse. Did you prepare for this? No?

Good news! That was a false alarm, you still have time to prepare. Now you might be asking yourself, "Erik, how would you prepare for the zombie apocalypse?" Well only if your name is Erik, but you can easily substitute your own name for mine. So, here I share with you my Zombie Survival List of items need to stay alive with the dead walk among us.

Water

The most important substance for life is water. Without it all we are is dust in the wind.

Supplies

Increase your chance of survival.

Tools

└Fire Starter - Don't know how to use two sticks or some rocks? Use some flint and steel!
└Tinder - Can't find any dry grass or dead leaves? Use some prepared tinder as a last resort.
└Tactical Knife - Cut, saw, and stab your way through objects.
└Swiss Army Knife - The all in one essential.
└First Aid - Sterilize and wrap those nasty flesh wounds.
└Folding Entrenching Shovel - For digging fox holes, standing toilets, or shallow graves.
└Axe - For chopping lumber or zombie skulls.

Independent Zombie Series eBooks on Amazon Kindle

In the office, I am the total "zombie nerd" and love a good zombie read! Especially independent fiction from like minded fans of the genre as myself. I like the old fashioned "walker" zombies from the Romero days, but have read many new books that have adopted the Boyle runners and have done it quite well. I the series called 'The Remaining", which featured the idea of the military hero not found in too many military vs. Zombies story lines. Like the rest of us, I also like the stories that focus on the everyday Joe, fighting zombies and his own personal demons, in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. If you are looking for some good digital page turners, then read on, my friend, and please take a look at this collection of zombie features that are available for Amazon Kindle.

Surviving the Dead Series

Arisen Series

The Dead Years Series

The Sixth Extinction Series

Independent Zombie Series eBooks on Amazon Kindle

In the office, I am the total "zombie nerd" and love a good zombie read! Especially independent fiction from like minded fans of the genre as myself. I like the old fashioned "walker" zombies from the Romero days, but have read many new books that have adopted the Boyle runners and have done it quite well. I the series called 'The Remaining", which featured the idea of the military hero not found in too many military vs. Zombies story lines. Like the rest of us, I also like the stories that focus on the everyday Joe, fighting zombies and his own personal demons, in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. If you are looking for some good digital page turners, then read on, my friend, and please take a look at this collection of zombie features that are available for Amazon Kindle.

If you are a fan of the TV Series or Comic books then this game is a must. The game consists of 5 "episodes" that place you in the same world as the characters you have come to love. Throughout the game you will even encounter these characters before the events in the TV Series. You are tasked with keeping your group of survivors alive much like Rick Grimes, and decisions that you make will decide who lives and who dies. This game is available on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. However I recommend the PC version since this game was meant to be played with a keyboard and mouse.

The Walking Dead is a five-part game series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series. Play as Lee Everett, a convicted criminal, who has been given a second chance at life in a world devastated by the undead. With corpses returning to life and survivors stopping at nothing to maintain their own safety, protecting an orphaned girl named Clementine may offer him redemption in a world gone to hell.

Open world RPG with zombies! If you like open world RPGs and zombies then you have to try this game.

Dead Island Riptide is an open world Action Role-playing game (RPG) in which players are tasked with surviving a viral based zombie outbreak isolated in a topical setting. The game is a follow-up to 2011's original Dead Island game, and contains additional Survival-Horror gameplay mechanics and a first-person player perspective. Additional features include: New and returning characters, new vehicle types, levels and weather conditions, online multiplayer support including co-op, group defense tactics, and escalating melee and projectile weapon proficiencies.

You can't have a Top Zombie Games list without at least 1 Resident Evil title in it. So we decided to include all of them. This anthology includes the latest Resident Evil 6 as well as the one that started it all.

Dead Space 3 is a Third-Person Shooter with Survival-Horror gameplay elements that challenges players to work singly, or with a friend to stop the viral/monster Necromorph outbreak. The game features the return of franchise hero, Isaac Clarke and the necessity of his weapons making abilities and precision skill in using them against in order to defeat enemies. Other game features include, drop-in/out co-op support, the additional character John Carver, evolved Necromorph enemies, a new cover system, side missions, and more.

While Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is an immensely popular military first person shooter game that is not why it is on this list. Black Ops 2 features a Zombies mode that is loads of fun. This mode is like a separate game in and of itself.

The Biggest Zombies Experience to Date: Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Zombies features three different ways to survive the zombie apocalypse. Unravel the mysteries of a dying Earth in Tranzit, fight endless waves of zombies in Survival mode, or compete in the new 4z4 last-human-standing mode, Grief.

Tranzit
1-4 player co-op in a large open world with a variety of locations. The new Buildables gameplay elements help players move through each area to find the key tidbits that reveal why they are there and what they must do to survive. All the while, public transportation is still operational, as a bus will regularly stop at each location. Zombies ride for free.

Survival
Recreating the classic mode of just purely surviving the shambling, incoming Zombie horde, Survival mode allows you to play 1-4 players co-op in specific locations from the much larger Tranzit area.

Grief
You and friends can take on up to 4 people in a team vs. Zombies vs. team scenario. 2-8 players are thrown in a situation to be the last humans standing.

Honorable Mentions

The following two games were also really good and I felt bad for leaving them out of my top 5 list, so they are added here for the nod as honorable mentions.

While this game is not yet released I felt that a Top Zombie Games list wouldn't be complete without at least a mention of this PS3 exclusive. This is definitely one of my most anticipated games of the year.

The Last of Us is a third-person Survival-Action game and PlayStation 3 exclusive featuring a unique character action driven storyline focused on the unlikely pairing of a young girl and a hardened scavenger in a post-apocalyptic gameworld. The game utilizes multiple gameplay mechanics, including "Dynamic Stealth," allowing differing possible strategies and techniques in conflicts, resulting in different possible outcomes. Additional game features include AI that adapts to choices and situations, a variety of enemies, a live inventory system, and beautiful graphics.

While I have not played this game nor do I own a WiiU console I felt that this game deserved at least a mention. If you do not own a Wii U console and are interested in the game then you are in luck!

London is falling! A great plague has enveloped the city in a fog of death. Humanity has been ravaged by infection, the diseased prowl through the streets, waiting to prey on your living flesh at every turn! ZombiU is built from the ground up to take full advantage of the WiiU and its revolutionary New Controller and will test your will to survive in a fear-fueled zombie Survival Horror First Person Shooter. Make every second count; you only get one chance. Stay Human.

If you are a fan of the TV Series or Comic books then this game is a must. The game consists of 5 "episodes" that place you in the same world as the characters you have come to love. Throughout the game you will even encounter these characters before the events in the TV Series. You are tasked with keeping your group of survivors alive much like Rick Grimes, and decisions that you make will decide who lives and who dies. This game is available on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. However I recommend the PC version since this game was meant to be played with a keyboard and mouse.
The Walking Dead is a five-part game series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series. Play as Lee Everett, a convicted criminal, who has been given a second chance at life in a world devastated by the undead. With corpses returning to life and survivors stopping at nothing to maintain their own safety, protecting an orphaned girl named Clementine may offer him redemption in a world gone to hell.

Open world RPG with zombies! If you like open world RPGs and zombies then you have to try this game.
Dead Island Riptide is an open world Action Role-playing game (RPG) in which players are tasked with surviving a viral based zombie outbreak isolated in a topical setting. The game is a follow-up to 2011's original Dead Island game, and contains additional Survival-Horror gameplay mechanics and a first-person player perspective. Additional features include: New and returning characters, new vehicle types, levels and weather conditions, online multiplayer support including co-op, group defense tactics, and escalating melee and projectile weapon proficiencies.

You can't have a Top Zombie Games list without at least 1 Resident Evil title in it. So we decided to include all of them. This anthology includes the latest Resident Evil 6 as well as the one that started it all.
Celebrate the upcoming release of Resident Evil 6 with the complete library of Resident Evil 1-6! Included in this PlayStation 3 exclusive package is the latest installation of the blockbuster series, Resident Evil 6, along with digital copies of Resident Evil Director's Cut, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Resident Evil 4 HD, and Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition redeemable on the PlayStation Network.

Zombies in Space, Nuff said.
Dead Space 3 is a Third-Person Shooter with Survival-Horror gameplay elements that challenges players to work singly, or with a friend to stop the viral/monster Necromorph outbreak. The game features the return of franchise hero, Isaac Clarke and the necessity of his weapons making abilities and precision skill in using them against in order to defeat enemies. Other game features include, drop-in/out co-op support, the additional character John Carver, evolved Necromorph enemies, a new cover system, side missions, and more.

While Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is an immensely popular military first person shooter game that is not why it is on this list. Black Ops 2 features a Zombies mode that is loads of fun. This mode is like a separate game in and of itself.
The Biggest Zombies Experience to Date: Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Zombies features three different ways to survive the zombie apocalypse. Unravel the mysteries of a dying Earth in Tranzit, fight endless waves of zombies in Survival mode, or compete in the new 4z4 last-human-standing mode, Grief.
Tranzit
1-4 player co-op in a large open world with a variety of locations. The new Buildables gameplay elements help players move through each area to find the key tidbits that reveal why they are there and what they must do to survive. All the while, public transportation is still operational, as a bus will regularly stop at each location. Zombies ride for free.
Survival
Recreating the classic mode of just purely surviving the shambling, incoming Zombie horde, Survival mode allows you to play 1-4 players co-op in specific locations from the much larger Tranzit area.
Grief
You and friends can take on up to 4 people in a team vs. Zombies vs. team scenario. 2-8 players are thrown in a situation to be the last humans standing.

Honorable Mentions

The following two games were also really good and I felt bad for leaving them out of my top 5 list, so they are added here for the nod as honorable mentions.

While this game is not yet released I felt that a Top Zombie Games list wouldn't be complete without at least a mention of this PS3 exclusive. This is definitely one of my most anticipated games of the year.
The Last of Us is a third-person Survival-Action game and PlayStation 3 exclusive featuring a unique character action driven storyline focused on the unlikely pairing of a young girl and a hardened scavenger in a post-apocalyptic gameworld. The game utilizes multiple gameplay mechanics, including "Dynamic Stealth," allowing differing possible strategies and techniques in conflicts, resulting in different possible outcomes. Additional game features include AI that adapts to choices and situations, a variety of enemies, a live inventory system, and beautiful graphics.

While I have not played this game nor do I own a WiiU console I felt that this game deserved at least a mention. If you do not own a Wii U console and are interested in the game then you are in luck!
London is falling! A great plague has enveloped the city in a fog of death. Humanity has been ravaged by infection, the diseased prowl through the streets, waiting to prey on your living flesh at every turn! ZombiU is built from the ground up to take full advantage of the WiiU and its revolutionary New Controller and will test your will to survive in a fear-fueled zombie Survival Horror First Person Shooter. Make every second count; you only get one chance. Stay Human.

These are the Top Zombie Books that I recommend that you read over the summer.

World War Z

by Max Brooks

Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time. World War Z is the result.

Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End

by Manel Loureiro

The dead rise…

A mysterious incident in Russia, a blip buried in the news—it’s the only warning humanity receives that civilization will soon be destroyed by a single, voracious virus that creates monsters of men.

Humanity falls…

A lawyer, still grieving over the death of his young wife, begins to write as a form of therapy. Bur he never expected that his anonymous blog would ultimately record humanity’s last days.

The end of the world has begun…

Governments scramble to stop the zombie virus, people panic, so-called “Safe Havens” are established, the world erupts into chaos; soon it’s every man, woman, and child for themselves. Armed only with makeshift weapons and the will to live, a lone survivor will give mankind one last chance against…

Apocalypse Z

Warm Bodies

by Isaac Marion

R is having a no-life crisis—he is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he is a little different from his fellow Dead. He may occasionally eat people, but he’d rather be riding abandoned airport escalators, listening to Sinatra in the cozy 747 he calls home, or collecting souvenirs from the ruins of civilization.
And then he meets a girl.

First as his captive, then his reluctant house guest, Julie is a blast of living color in R’s gray landscape, and something inside him begins to bloom. He doesn’t want to eat this girl—although she looks delicious—he wants to protect her. But their unlikely bond will cause ripples they can’t imagine, and their hopeless world won’t change without a fight.

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

by Max Brooks

The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain.

I Am Legend

by Richard Matheson

Robert Neville is the last living man on Earth...but he is not alone. Every other man, woman, and child on Earth has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville's blood.

By day, he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for dawn.

]]>These are the Top Zombie Books that I recommend that you read over the summer.

World War Z

by Max Brooks

Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time. World War Z is the result.

Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End

by Manel Loureiro

The dead rise…
A mysterious incident in Russia, a blip buried in the news—it’s the only warning humanity receives that civilization will soon be destroyed by a single, voracious virus that creates monsters of men.
Humanity falls…
A lawyer, still grieving over the death of his young wife, begins to write as a form of therapy. Bur he never expected that his anonymous blog would ultimately record humanity’s last days.
The end of the world has begun…
Governments scramble to stop the zombie virus, people panic, so-called “Safe Havens” are established, the world erupts into chaos; soon it’s every man, woman, and child for themselves. Armed only with makeshift weapons and the will to live, a lone survivor will give mankind one last chance against…
Apocalypse Z

Warm Bodies

by Isaac Marion

R is having a no-life crisis—he is a zombie. He has no memories, no identity, and no pulse, but he is a little different from his fellow Dead. He may occasionally eat people, but he’d rather be riding abandoned airport escalators, listening to Sinatra in the cozy 747 he calls home, or collecting souvenirs from the ruins of civilization.
And then he meets a girl.
First as his captive, then his reluctant house guest, Julie is a blast of living color in R’s gray landscape, and something inside him begins to bloom. He doesn’t want to eat this girl—although she looks delicious—he wants to protect her. But their unlikely bond will cause ripples they can’t imagine, and their hopeless world won’t change without a fight.

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

by Max Brooks

The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain.

I Am Legend

by Richard Matheson

Robert Neville is the last living man on Earth...but he is not alone. Every other man, woman, and child on Earth has become a vampire, and they are all hungry for Neville's blood.
By day, he is the hunter, stalking the sleeping undead through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for dawn.

World War Z : Movie vs. Book

Zombie videos going viral. Just like the "zombie" virus that will ultimately spread through humanity and bring an end to the world as we know it, we also get to see some viral videos about the World War Zfilm. This one is a public service announcement (PSA) about the "zombie" crisis / virus and how we all have to work together for the safety of humanity. "Kumbayah" y'all, an pass the granola.

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I love watching these viral videos and I still have high hopes that the film will be a major hit at the box office. Though the film claims to be based upon the the amazing novel known as World War Z by Max Brooks, it appears that claim is really in title only. Well, OK, they both are about zombies, but that is where the similarity ends as the movie has little to do with the best selling book by Max Brooks.

Yes, the film World War Zis nothing like its namesake book which reads as a collection of articles, news reports, and journal entries. In a recent interview, World War Z book author, Max Brooks, was asked about his feelings towards the film and its script:

“I said: Why would I read this? This is not the movie you’re going to make. You’re going to do re-writes and re-shoots. That’s what happens when you make a giant movie. My attitude is if you haven’t invited me in to contribute, then fine. Go make the movie you want to make and I’ll see it when it comes out.”

Brooks, come from a Hollywood family home and seems to have expected that his book was going to be optioned for the title alone. When asked how fans of the books might react to the movie, Brooks said:

”I cannot guarantee that the movie will be the book that they love. And I’m in no position to tell people to see this movie or not see it. If I’m asked I say: See the movie as a movie and judge it as a movie.”

Personally, I enjoyed the documentary report style of the book World War Z and it would be a pleasure to witness a few of those scenes from the book brought to life on the big screen, but, knowing how Hollywood operates, that dream seems unlikely. I am not saying that I will not go see the film, because really want to see what Hollywood can produce with a big-budget zombie feature. I also know that to have a film with impact, the film needs to have great characters, story and direction.

I know that the Zombies.Network team and I are really looking forward to release of the World War Z film and have scheduled a team-building event to view its release. (Shhh. . . do not tell the zombie worker-beez that I curtailed their plans to call in sick on June 21st and go to the movies without me.) <<grin>>

World War Z : Movie vs. Book

Zombie videos going viral. Just like the "zombie" virus that will ultimately spread through humanity and bring an end to the world as we know it, we also get to see some viral videos about the World War Zfilm. This one is a public service announcement (PSA) about the "zombie" crisis / virus and how we all have to work together for the safety of humanity. "Kumbayah" y'all, an pass the granola.
[video id="oWc_oqail1o" type="youtube"]
I love watching these viral videos and I still have high hopes that the film will be a major hit at the box office. Though the film claims to be based upon the the amazing novel known as World War Z by Max Brooks, it appears that claim is really in title only. Well, OK, they both are about zombies, but that is where the similarity ends as the movie has little to do with the best selling book by Max Brooks.
Yes, the film World War Zis nothing like its namesake book which reads as a collection of articles, news reports, and journal entries. In a recent interview, World War Z book author, Max Brooks, was asked about his feelings towards the film and its script:

“I said: Why would I read this? This is not the movie you’re going to make. You’re going to do re-writes and re-shoots. That’s what happens when you make a giant movie. My attitude is if you haven’t invited me in to contribute, then fine. Go make the movie you want to make and I’ll see it when it comes out.”

Brooks, come from a Hollywood family home and seems to have expected that his book was going to be optioned for the title alone. When asked how fans of the books might react to the movie, Brooks said:

”I cannot guarantee that the movie will be the book that they love. And I’m in no position to tell people to see this movie or not see it. If I’m asked I say: See the movie as a movie and judge it as a movie.”

Personally, I enjoyed the documentary report style of the book World War Z and it would be a pleasure to witness a few of those scenes from the book brought to life on the big screen, but, knowing how Hollywood operates, that dream seems unlikely. I am not saying that I will not go see the film, because really want to see what Hollywood can produce with a big-budget zombie feature. I also know that to have a film with impact, the film needs to have great characters, story and direction.
I know that the Zombies.Network team and I are really looking forward to release of the World War Z film and have scheduled a team-building event to view its release. (Shhh. . . do not tell the zombie worker-beez that I curtailed their plans to call in sick on June 21st and go to the movies without me.) <<grin>>
Keep calm and watch on.
--Domo
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Zombies!!! Board Game 2nd Edition

About the Game

Twilight Creations, Inc. (TLC) is an award winning board game publisher based in the Greater Cincinnati area. Founded in 2002 by Kerry and Todd Breitenstein, the company's best selling product is the Zombies!!! line which features a number of expansions, spin-offs and add-ons. The Zombies!!! game will be celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2011.Zombies puts you in the middle of the action as you try to escape the ever advancing zombie horde. Players must use a combination of wits and brawn to be the first to the heliport and certain escape. The only problem is, the zombies are everywhere, they appear to be very hungry and your opponents would really prefer if you didn't escape.Linked here is the expanded edition of Zombies!!! featuring updated and revised rules, plus gut-wrenching new art on Map tiles and Event cards for greater visual impact, as well as new 'Red Heart' Tokens and a brand-new Female Zombie figure!

Zombies!!! X adds a whole new level of complication to the Zombies!!! board game. Now, not only do you have to worry about your brains being eaten by the zombies, you also have to remember to: Feed the Addiction!

Remember when you just THOUGHT everyone you work with was a...ZOMBIE!Well, as it turns out, you were right.The CEO is now the ZEO. Your coworkers now moan in addition to the aimless shambling. Suddenly, the receptionist is very interested in you. And the lunch room... Let’s just say, you don’t want what everyone else is having!

Zombies!!! Board Game 2nd Edition

About the Game

Twilight Creations, Inc. (TLC) is an award winning board game publisher based in the Greater Cincinnati area. Founded in 2002 by Kerry and Todd Breitenstein, the company's best selling product is the Zombies!!! line which features a number of expansions, spin-offs and add-ons. The Zombies!!! game will be celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2011.Zombies puts you in the middle of the action as you try to escape the ever advancing zombie horde. Players must use a combination of wits and brawn to be the first to the heliport and certain escape. The only problem is, the zombies are everywhere, they appear to be very hungry and your opponents would really prefer if you didn't escape.Linked here is the expanded edition of Zombies!!! featuring updated and revised rules, plus gut-wrenching new art on Map tiles and Event cards for greater visual impact, as well as new 'Red Heart' Tokens and a brand-new Female Zombie figure!

Zombies!!! X adds a whole new level of complication to the Zombies!!! board game. Now, not only do you have to worry about your brains being eaten by the zombies, you also have to remember to: Feed the Addiction!

Remember when you just THOUGHT everyone you work with was a...ZOMBIE!Well, as it turns out, you were right.The CEO is now the ZEO. Your coworkers now moan in addition to the aimless shambling. Suddenly, the receptionist is very interested in you. And the lunch room... Let’s just say, you don’t want what everyone else is having!